Phoebe Kate

Basketball is my sport — collegiate, not professional – and North Carolina State University’s Wolfpack is my team.  Hooowwwww-oooooooo!

Truth be told, the Pack’s performance hasn’t been exactly stellar in the last couple of years under the coaching of Sidney Lowe — they’re 35-32 overall and that ain’t good news, folks.  Fox Sports targets him as one of the 12 college coaches whose future is not looking too bright these days. 

I personally like Lowe.  He’s an affable fellow who generally behaves himself courtside (unlike some other coaches who shall remain nameless but you know who the tantrum-throwers are.)  And why he’s not doing better with the Pack is a mystery.  Granted, he’s only been in the position since 2006, but in this business you don’t get an extended honeymoon period of adjustment. 

To top it all off, Lowe has recently had trouble at home – his 23-year-old son was found guilty of armed robbery this summer.  In an emotional plea for mercy, Lowe took the stand and blamed himself for his son’s going astray, citing years away from home as a NBA player and his subsequent coaching jobs that left the boy alone too much of the time.  Lowe recounted to the judge how his son once told someone that his daddy worked at the airport because he was always flying off somewhere.

Here’s hoping that Lowe can get it together in all the areas of his life and achieve the success that his fans know he’s capable of.

–phoebe kate